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THE HONGKONG

DRAMATIC SKY RESCUE

Airman

Caught

In Mid-Air

MILLION TO ONE CHANCE THAT

CAME OFF

-Moscow, Aug. 3.

A Soviet Army airman owes his life to a dramatic rescue in mid-air-veritably. a millionth chance in life- saving.

His parachute failed after he had leaped from 'plane at a great altitude. As he was fall- ing he was grabbed round the waist by his fellow-parachutist.

Both men, Krasikoff and Nosk- off, had jumped from the same machine, Krasikoff first. Noskoff pulled his ripcord too noon, and his parnehute, swept upwarda by an air-current, got hooked, and j was torn on the tall of the 'plane. He began to fall.

He collided with Krasikoff'. parachute. This broke his des cont, and Krasikoi was able to | clutch him round the waist, and to hold on.

The double load was too heavy for one parachute, and they began falling rapidly.

"Open your reserve parachute,” Krajko shouted, "I can't." Noskoff shouted back, "Then try to open mine,” was the reply.

Naskoff managed to do this when they were only 380 feet from the ground-and death. They made a good landing.

TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1935.

Would Smash Our World

"CHILDREN'S YEAR" OFFICIALLY USHERED IN

The above pictures were taken at the Kiangwan Civic Centre in connection with the inauguration

of "Children's Year," which will end on July 1, 1936. Top: The children leaving the Greater Shanghai City Government Building after attending the meeting. Lower: Mayor Wu Tarchen and the 10 child.

ren's representatives whom he received in person after the meeting.

·

Divorce Mill Plight of Jew

Hollywood Divorce

Grinds Out Decrees

NO DEPRESSION IN THE COURTS

Los Angeles, Aug. 16.

HOLLYWOOD'S film industry may be in the throes of depression, but the cinema Colony's divorce mill is still working overtime.

Here are the latest developments:

Mrs. Mac Elisabeth Kea- ton, wife of the screen comedian who never smiles, Buster Keaton, has filed suit for divorce in Los Angeles.

She is his second wife, his former marriage to Natalie Talmadge ending in divorce in 1932.

Estelle Taylor, former wfe of Jack Dempsey, has become plain' Estelle Taylor again, the Supreme Court here granting her permission to resume her malden name. He divorced her in 1931,

Divorce proceedings are pending. between Dorothy Gisk and James flennie, whose marringe bly is on the rocks. Miss Gish charges her husband with intolerable cruelty. lie lawyer stác :

"Miss Gish does not expect to marry anyone else. She is a sick girl, and intends to travel |

her child.

Mary Pickford.

to the Far East for a long holi-court fight for the custody The famous star, it will

clay,

be

Refugees

80,000 PEOPLE WHO

FLED ABROAD

London, Aug. 16.

Sky Dwarf Cannot Be Seen By Naked Eye

YET GRAVITATION WOULD FLATTEN

HUMANS

Mt. Wilson, Cul., Aug. 10.

A "sky dwarf" star with a gravity pull so powerful that it would flatten human be- ings as though they were

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has been measured by astro- nomers of the Carnegie ob- servatory here.

The little star, companion to the huge Sirius In the Southern sky, was found to be 8.5 magnitude by | astronomers Joel Stebbins and Albert Whitford. It is 62 million million mlies from the earth.

The two research men announe- ed that they were able to measure the "sky dwarf" by using special devices on the 100-inch Mt. Wilson telescope, the world's largest magnifying Instrument.

Although only three times. farge as the minor planet known. as the earth, the "dwarf" compact that its gravitational pull controls the orbit of

the many

Ня

OR HI

times larger Strlus. The star's pull was computed as 35,000 timer that of the earth's gravity.

If a human being were to come within the range of the "dwarf's" gravity, he would collapse and spread like water. A normal mani of 150-pounds would weigh 2,625 -| tons on the "dwarf's" surface, |--United Pirna.

British Treasure Seekers Search for Lusitania

WAR-TIME LINER'S GRAVE SOUGHT

London, Aug. 1.

The 500-ton adventure ship Ophir left the A poignant story of a Clyde to-day on a mission that seems like a chapter struggle to re-make the shat-!

tered lives of 80,600 people from a novel.

torn from their homes in This vessel, commanded by Capt. H. B. Rus- Nazi Germany was revealed sell, is the property of a company with the pictur- In a report by an American

expert to a League of Na-esque title of the Argonaut Corporation Ltd., tions commission.

which has acquired the rights over more than 400

It represented the result of wrecks. nearly two years of work by James G. McDonald of New!

York, drafted by the League of HER first quest will be the Nations in an effort-fought by | torpedoed Lusitania, the German government to which has lain for 19 years place those who fled Nuzi Ger- on the ocean bed off the many.

Southern Irish coast.

Between the lines of the factum), statistical report was visible the picture of the thousands of families

Buoys will be laid in the

of dews and others wandering over centre of the area and Ophir

the globe aveking

means of self will begin to patrol ap and down.

respecting sustenance,

on parallel courses

only 300

ccase-

It was disclosed that the United feet apart. During States has absorbed 6,000 of the refugees, Palestine has absorbed less pairol, modern depth find- most-27,000--and France is caring 'ing apparatus will be constant-

y in operation.

For 10,000.

In ternis almost cold in their objectivity. McDonald, High Com- Weeks may be spent in the missioner for German refugees, search and hundreds of miles of told the fuels of his work and his traversed. On the other hand, ideas to the governing body of the the world may learn soon that league's refugee commission. After ten years of married life recalled, hurriedly cancelled

The principat recommendation in the lust resting place of someone naked Miss Gish what trip to Hongkong, where she in-Nations undertake

the report was that the League of Lusitania has been found, it was like to be happily married. tended to "completely rest

responsibility, for in defiance of The film star replied: "Hush, two months," in order to return rage, for relief and rehabilitation of the Lusitania will be found, the While everyone is confident that prospective Nazi don't mention that. I'm super-to America to refute her former refugees,

nugnitude of the task is not under husband's allegations that she It was revealed that 16,000 re.jestimated. Meanwhile John Barrymore, was "not a fit and proper person fugees remained unplaced and that has hit back at his wife Dolores (to have the custody, care.

many of these were in grave straits,sell estimated that complete scru

Discussing the matter Capt. Rus- Costello, in his reply to the al- control of a minor."

approaching desperation. legations she made against him

tiny of the search area will occupy one month. Success even within awung round, heading seawards "It is impossiblë.. to recom-that time would be quick work. mend in any case any person who

again until she sank, 20 minutes has left Germany to return. The There is a fair body of informa after being hit. German government has taken tion about the Lusitania's position, drastic measures against those but it suffers from vagueness, returning not only preventing

stitious."

Iron-Fisted Amazon

or

Represented by a new lawyer,

in her suit for divorce, recently Miss Harding has decided no filed.

longer to oppose the hearings in the Californian court. Mr. She alleged that he had struck notice of dismissal of Miss Wooley, her lawyer, has filed a her repeatedly, used profane Harding's application of pro- language, and finally left their hibition, declaring home and neglected to communi-actress is confident that the cate with her.

Courts will uphold "the high

that the

His reply, filed by his finan-standing she enjoys and her cial manager, Mr. Henry Hot-reputation for loyalty and devo- chener, depicts Miss Costello aetion as a mother." an "Iron-fsted Amazon" who

While all these events are

Specifically the report warned:

tion

Survivors Aboard

An all-metal diving suit, which is an independent unit having an oxygen supply sufficient for sight-hauri, ber ing loaded aboard the Ophir.

The Lusitania. It is hoped, will be found in fairly good

board the Lusitania which will Repositories for valuables on

be searched for include the ship's 30-ton safe and the pur- ser's safe. There is a chance The chief officer, of the Ophir, that the latter will be found Mr. A. Bestic, à Lusitania survi、]

open. vor, was on the liner's navigat- ing bridge up to 10 minutes before the torpedo struck.

them from taking employment, All the evidence is on board the condition, though she may have but confining them in re-educa, Ophir, including extracts from the settled across rock, which would tion' campa

log of the U-Beat commander have broken her back instantly, And further on:

Walther Schwieger, who sank the splitting her in halves. "Nor hus the era of dismissalsner, and evidence about the posi in Germany come to an end. other Lusitania officers at the In given by Capt. Turner and Forty more diamissals of stenquiry held after the sinking. who have held University ap:! pointments have with the aid of some women stirring the film colony, two

come to the notice of the academic assistance | friende is alleged to have had other Hollywood stars have re-

council in recent months" Barrymore as a virtual prisoner in his own yacht, the "Infanta,” celved their final decrees.

McDonald praised warmly the Esther Ralston is freed from work of Jews, the Quakers and Mr. Hotchener declared that George Webb, the publicity ex-the Rockefeller foundation in

Mr. R. Chisholm, the Ophir's Miss Costello "upon false claims pert, Thelma Todd is divorced going to the aid of German re-

[steward and another Lusitania of habitual intemperance," from Pasquale de Cicco after fugees but he emphasised the

survivor, states that the last act threatened that she would have three years of married life. importance of continuing the His recollection of the posi. of the liner's purser was to rush him confined upon his return to Mary Pickford will also be free work.

tion is valuable up to a point, below, and it is argued from that Los Angeles."

from Douglas Fairbanks in To this end, he said, a refugee but still does not solve the prob- that the safe contained valu- January, Two other Ann Harding's Fight

stars, economic commission has been lem, for after he left the bridge ables, and that before the ship Joan Blondell and Adrienne formed in the United States the ship steamed for 10 min sank the purser might have Then there has been new Ames, are ' also susing for with authorised capital

of utes, was hit, turned towards opened it in an attempt to save 'development in Ann Harding's divorce.

|$10,000,000.—United Press. the land, then, failing to steer, the articles entrusted to his care.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

THE MANAGEMENT BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT FROM

THURSDAY 22nd to FRIDAY 30th AUG.

PICTURES WILL BE SHOWN

CONTINOUSLY

From 12.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.

TIME SCHEDULE

22nd AUC TO 24th AUG.

12.30 OVERTURE

12.34 FEATURE

1.46 TRAILER

2.19 FEATURE

3.31 TRAILER

3.93 NEWSREEL

1:48. NEWSREEL

3.42 COMEDY

1.57 COMEDY

1.02 FEATURE

2.17 TRAILER

5.14 THE END

THERE WILL BE NO PICTURE SHOWINGS ON WEDNESDAY 21st AUGUST

ENTIRE

ENTIRE

ADMISSION: STALLS 40 cts. CIRCLE 70 cts.

TO-MORROW to SATURDAY

THE MEN LOVED HER 1 TWO WOMEN LOVED HIM!

TRANSIENT LADY

Carl Laemmle presents à Universal Picture from Octavus Roy Cohen's Liberty Magazine story with GENE RAYMOND HENRY HULL FRANCES DRAKE

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